Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AQUME FOUNDATION.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 14 October 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $353,531 changed to $396,381
- Total expenses
- $423,608 changed to $395,331
- Grants paid
- $67,777 changed to $39,500
- Other revenue
- -$50,120 changed to -$7,270
- Total assets, end of year
- -$67,531 changed to $20,579
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,107 changed to $4,605
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$70,638 changed to $15,974
- Program services expenses
- $268,485 changed to $201,947
- Management and general expenses
- $138,693 changed to $126,834
- Fundraising expenses
- $16,430 changed to $66,550
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $268,485 changed to $201,947
Totals
- Total revenue
- $353,531
- Total expenses
- $423,608
- Contributions and grants received
- $403,651
- Grants paid
- $67,777
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- -$50,120
- Total assets, end of year
- -$67,531
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,107
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$70,638
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $268,485
- Management and general expenses
- $138,693
- Fundraising expenses
- $16,430
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $268,485
Program services were 63.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$42,850
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$360,801
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$42,850
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$50,120
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$50,120 · excluded -$50,120
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $67,777 · program services $67,777
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $193,562 · program services $96,781 · management and general $96,781
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $19,701 · program services $19,701
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $27,140 · program services $12,333 · management and general $14,807
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11a · Fees: management
total $38,261 · program services $38,261
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11b · Fees: legal
total $20 · program services $20
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,367 · program services $1,367
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11g · Fees: other
total $16,430 · fundraising $16,430
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,795 · program services $3,795
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,345 · program services $5,345 · management and general $3,000
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16 · Occupancy
total $14,645 · program services $7,322 · management and general $7,323
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17 · Travel
total $10,016 · program services $5,008 · management and general $5,008
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,033 · program services $1,016 · management and general $1,017
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23 · Insurance
total $999 · management and general $999
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $19,517 · program services $9,759 · management and general $9,758
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $25,641 · end of year -$70,077
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $2,546
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,717 · end of year $3,107
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,205 · end of year -$70,638
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,719
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AQUME Foundation centers economic justice and racial equity in philanthropy while integrating our core values of equity, financial investment, accountability and community transformation.
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AQUME Foundations General Operations supports our general operating commitments.Operate in Excellence leadership cultivation,(a program that creates greater comfort for Black leaders operating at C-Suite levels to improve intrapersonal skills, and executive compentencies to professionally shift organizations from under-resourced operations into robust, thriving organizations with increased access to sustainable financial resources), our annual events: 5K Health is Wealth community event, Game Night and Community Free Skate for families to experience joy and build meaningful connections. Our Fiduciary program provides both Project-Specific and Comprehensive fiscal sponsorships that build the capacity of Black leaders leading charitable projects that strive for ecomonic and racial justice and meaningful community transformation. Project-Specific administrative support services are limited to services necessary for receiving and overseeing project sepecific funds, and
Expenses $155,580
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AQUME Foundations OUR JUSTICE grant fund leads with innovation and invests in our Black-led organizational missions and community projects that benefit Black people. OUR JUSTICE grant fund awarded ten $2,500 grants to eligible organizations during our 2024 funding cycle. Our community sponsorship of $2,500 distributed to five organizations with each organization receiving $500 directly supports Black leaders and grassroots projects commited to uplifting Black communities. These funds help strengthen local initiatives, foster leadership development, and provide vital resources that address community needs, celebrate Black culture, and advance equity-driven solutions. Our Gold Scholar program is based on our community trust-based philanthropy model, our merit-based program awards two Black students with $1,000 each to support non-traditional college expenses within the first year of college. Our annual scholarship program promotes equity and helps alleviate the
Expenses $80,687 · Grants $67,777
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AQUME Foundations Philanthropy Looks Like Me social enterprise program serves greater Grand Rapids area youth and guides a cohort of middle school and high school students through a ten-week program where student entrepreneurs learn how to build a business, generate revenue, and experience the philanthopic impact of collectively giving back to their communities in correlation with the quadruple bottom line of people, planet, profit, and purpose.
Expenses $32,218
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(cont pg2) AQUME Foundations Our Justicepressures of pre-semester college expenses by sending awarded funds directly to the student.
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(cont pg2)AQUME Foundations General Operationsthe distribution of Project-Specific funds, whereas our Comprehensive fiscal sponsorship benefit from a suite of administrative services which include, but not limited to bill payments, vendor payments, monthly grant fund(s) expense tracking and grantee reporting, etc.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ciarra C AdkinsCIARRA C ADKINS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $117,642
- From this org
- $117,642
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tonya Adkins-McKeeverTONYA ADKINS-MCKEEVER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $75,920
- From this org
- $75,920
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jamie FerrellJAMIE FERRELL
AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Marcus A JacksonMARCUS A JACKSON
AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Bryndan P ArnoldBRYNDAN P ARNOLD
AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Chantal PasagCHANTAL PASAG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Dangelo BaileyDANGELO BAILEY
CONSULTANT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Mario L AdkinsMARIO L ADKINS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Chris JacksonCHRIS JACKSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Alvin HillsALVIN HILLS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Jamari PickensJAMARI PICKENS
CONSULTANT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 22 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202511969349300001
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